Fuigure "eshu" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039332

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, remains of pigments, trapezoid body, carved with anthropomorphic head with “eshu” plait, metal tag eyes, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
devotees of “eshu” attached figures like the present to their wrists with thongs while dancing and during processions.

The object Fuigure “eshu” with the object ID 3039332 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 352 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 137, ill. 124